The home of Patrick and Kimberly Meyer, on New Hope Lane, just outside Tehuacana, was almost completely destroyed in a fire Saturday.
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Mexia News Staff Report

A house near Tehuacana burned completely this past weekend while the family was away from home.
Tehuacana Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Bennie Murphy said he was at the firehouse cleaning trucks and doing other tasks when he got the call about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 19.
The house was located at the end of New Hope Lane just across Hwy. 171 from Tehuacana. The home reportedly was owned by Patrick and Kimberly Meyer.
"It probably took me about three minutes to get there," Murphy said. The house was fully involved."